Bill Text: NY S07242 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to registered pharmacy interns.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-11 - REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION [S07242 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S07242-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7242
                    IN SENATE
                                     April 11, 2016
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sen.  FUNKE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  registered  pharmacy
          interns
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 2 and subdivision 3 of
     2  section 6801 of the education law, the opening paragraph of  subdivision
     3  2  as  amended  by  chapter  46 of the laws of 2015 and subdivision 3 as
     4  added by chapter 563 of the laws of 2008, are amended and a new subdivi-
     5  sion 5 is added to read as follows:
     6    A licensed pharmacist or a registered pharmacy intern  may  execute  a
     7  non-patient  specific  regimen  prescribed  or  ordered  by  a physician
     8  licensed in this state or nurse practitioner certified  in  this  state,
     9  pursuant  to rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner. When
    10  a licensed pharmacist administers an immunizing agent, he or she shall:
    11    3. No pharmacist or registered pharmacy intern shall administer immun-
    12  izing agents without receiving training satisfactory to the commissioner
    13  and the commissioner of health which shall include, but not  be  limited
    14  to, techniques for screening individuals and obtaining informed consent;
    15  techniques of administration; indications, precautions and contraindica-
    16  tions  in the use of agent or agents; record keeping of immunization and
    17  information; and handling emergencies, including anaphylaxis  and  need-
    18  lesticks.
    19    5. In the case of a registered pharmacy intern, administration must be
    20  conducted  in  the physical presence of a licensed pharmacist authorized
    21  to administer vaccines.
    22    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
    23  the amendments made to section 6801 of the education law made by section
    24  one  of  this  act  shall  not affect the expiration of such section and
    25  shall be deemed expired therewith.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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